Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Whitman itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
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- Lindsay Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsay Mill is located in Campbell County
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- Agee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Agee is located in Campbell County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
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- LaFollette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
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- Jacksboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
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- Custer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Anderson County
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- Girlton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
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- Caryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
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- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Duke ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duke is located in Union County
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- Powells River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powells River is located in Campbell County
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- Offutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Offutt is located in Anderson County
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- Ray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Union County
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- Briceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briceville is located in Anderson County
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- Rule ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rule is located in Union County
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- Stockville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
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- Jobe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jobe is located in Anderson County
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- Sill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sill is located in Union County
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- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
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- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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